The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-27
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
Greenwood is being enlarged.


Water Valley has had rousing re-
vival.
We wish DIR. Hurts Ney Farmer
success.
The State Fair doesn't bring fair
weather.
Woodville has abandoned its cream
cry depot.
The NEGRO masons" have an I'M
savory odor.
The Deaf Mute Voice is again heard
in the land.
Scranton has eleven whiskey and
beer saloons.
A new street-car line is to lie start
ed in jackson.
The A. & VI. College will have no
more dancing.
Fayette has a military company the
jeff Davis Guards.
Natchez has been laughing over
"TwO Old Cronies."
Bishop Galloway will preach at the
Capital on Nov. 9th.
The Winona Times now has I. II.
Collins as its pilot.
Holly Springs missing editor has
been seen near Wall Hill.
Circuit Clerk, John X. Homery, died
at COffeeville, on the 23rd.
J. b. Errington, Esq, has located at
Hazlehurst to practice law.
Expenses of our State must be re-
duced or taxation be increased.
\ ncgro boy II years old killed an
other aged II in Meridian Tuesday.
A fire proof bonded warehouse is
what the merchants want in Nicks-
burg.
Two gins burned near Greenville
on the Dist, consuming rs bales of
cotton.
Rev. ID. p. Bradford, of Fayette, is
now a Louisianian, in charge of Centen-
AIRY College.
Mr.. ID. y. Hebron's steam gin. near
Nicksburg, burned down, though COW
cred by insurance.
Gen. VIII Martin was recently sere-
naded at Natchez by an enthusiastic
crowd of admirers.
We notice that unfermcnted wine
may now he purchased of II. II. Led
better in jackson.
An infant, near Winona, was
drowned i'll bucket of water which
had been left near the bed.
In Issaquena the block was run
down on negro man in cotton press
and crushed him into II pulp.
Anelegant double wedding lately took
place in YazOo city at the Catholic
church, the brides being sisters.
The creditors of Green's bank will
have to rely upon the remaining as
sets of the bank for balance due them.
The Bishop of the Diocese has APP
pointed Rev. Chas. Thorp to the mis-
sionary field between Terry and
Osyka.
The net amount turned over to the
Monumental Association from the pro-
ccedS of the KirmcsS, amounted to
81 ,000.73.
The negro man and his wife whose
disappearance caused such stir at
turned up.
The soldier comrades of Senator
4. c. Walthall warmly greeted him
and his wife on their arrival, recently,
in Vicksburg.
The PanOlaCOunty Reliefhave pass
ed resolution to memorabilia the
next legislature to call constitution
al convention.
John W. Baldwin, aged 26 years, re-
Gently died at Canton. He was pop
ular drummer, well known in Mississ-
ippi and States adjoining
Rabbits, marsh hens and coons had
Il peep at the l. & n. r. Il. last week
while their haunts on Lowry Island
were submerged by the recent storm
in that locality.
The Police Gazette says Mississippi
doesn't like it, but doesn't know why,
and that Southern newspapers usual
ly exist for publishing lies and Guessing
over the truth.
John II. Parnell, brother to the
celebrated Irish agitator, will soon
leave Dublin for America. He will
locate at Crystal Springs and engage
in Horticulture.
Miss Retta Russell, an accomplished
musician, formerly of WhitwOrth Col
lege is now engaged as assistant in
the music store of Messrs Long &Gul-
lege, at Jackson.
The warehouse to be erected at
Vicksburg for storing and distribu-
ting the goods of the Armour Packing
Company will cost $1,000. This is a
hit for the Hill city.
James Swan, formerly of Brookha-
ven, bridge builder on the G., & S. |.
Railroad, was severely injured by
heavy piece of timber falling upon his
head knocking him senseless for
time.
Company ID, of the Sixth Infantry,
recently had grand reunion in Smith
county, at which all ex-soldiers pres
ent united in a drill commanded by
Maj. Pat Henry, after the manner of
twenty-five years ago.